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Poll: ISIS and the Dinar Traders

Following the insurgency by ISIS/ISIL, and the declaration of a 'caliphate' to be known as the Islamic State (IS), we have seen an increase in enquiries to Iraq Business News regarding the future of the country's currency, the Iraqi dinar (IQD). These enquiries typically come from people who have been persuaded to speculate on the […]

CBI Currency Auction Results, 24th July

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 9 banks took part in the first of its two currency auction on Thursday. A total of $110,683,000 was sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. In its second auction, 15 banks took part, buying a total of $185,890,000 […]

APRIL FOOL: IBN Reporter Wins Award

By Nora Lenderby. Iraq Business News is pleased to announce that our intrepid reporter John Lee has been honoured with an award from the Goldman-Rothschild Institute for Monetary Efficiency. Although no formal announcement has been made, we understand that the award relates to the maintenance of monetary stability in Iraq. At first Mr Lee was […]

Three Indicted for $23m Dinar Fraud

A federal grand indicted three men from the Toledo area for their roles in the operation of a $23 million fraud scheme involving the sale of Iraqi dinar currency and two non-existent hedge funds, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Kathy Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal […]